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  1. Re:Measuring productivity? on System Admin's Unit of Production? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Commenting to undo my accidental positive moderation. You're an idiot. That is all.

  2. Re:CCNA isn't that bad on Network Warrior · · Score: 1

    Having recently tried to train a replacement to do very simple network tasks (adding ports to vlans, for instance) the CCNA allows you to ensure you and your trainee have compatible vocabulary, and that they'll know how to use the CLI. This isn't to say there aren't a lot of useless CCNA's (and A+, and MCSE)'s out there, but not having to go over enable mode when you really want to be talking about which subnets do what is nice.

  3. Re:GPL'ing Java will kill it on Sun To Choose GPL For Open-Sourcing Java · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How do the linking restrictions of the GPL apply to Java bytecode that isn't (by default, without a custom classloader, 99%+ of the time... etc.) traditionally linked as we think of it in C/C++ (and most other languages)?

    For those of you not familiar with it, Java goes hunting for all code at runtime based on the fully qualified (package + class) class name, and resolves methods and fields based on name as well... the code that gets executed at runtime can be completely different than the code compiled against, so long as the method signatures match. That's the crappy, its 11pm and I'm watching the daily show version.

    So if I distribute my non-GPL binaries, and GPL'd libraries seperately, am I in violation? What if I use Java WebStart and the user's client downloads the GPL'd libraries from their distribution site? And if I just distribute my binaries and make the user hunt out the GPL'd libraries on their own?

    I'm honestly curious.

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    Phil

  4. Re:Sender ID, SPF, DomainKeys on Microsoft Releases Patent on SenderID · · Score: 2, Insightful

    DomainKeys doesn't break forwarding and... you know, SMTP. DomainKeys doesn't require mail servers to rewrite the headers on every message ever.

    In short, DomainKeys wasn't designed by idiots, while the other two apparently were.

    I'm unbiased! pffffft :P

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    phil

  5. Re:UPnP? on Enabling Bittorrent at the University Level? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't believe there are any Industrial Strength(tm) routers that support UPnP; I don't even think there's a decent daemon for the *ixs.

    Plus, its a scary idea. A protocol to poke arbitrary holes in firewalls? Brilliant!

  6. Re:They went just a little bit too cheap.... on Cisco VoIP Ditched for Open-Source Asterisk · · Score: 1

    CM 5.0 runs on a "customized linux platform"

  7. sigh on Vista Startup Sound to be Mandatory? · · Score: 1

    That's the dumbest idea... ever. Hurrah. At least its not the corporation I work for doing it.

  8. .debs?! on HP Announces Support for Debian Linux · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Does this mean I'll be able to get debian packages of the tools for my DL380 Gen4 without having to do magic with alien and their crap ass RPMs?

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    Phil

  9. Re:sharing network connection on Turning Network Free-Riders' Lives Upside Down · · Score: 1

    None of the ISPs I've ever dealt with permit you to resell services.

    Speakeasy does. I can't find any documentation on the non-current-customer portion of their site, but they allow you to resell your connect a few times, and take care of the billing (and take a percentage). Its fancy, and nice.

  10. Re:Bonsai Kitten on Allergy-Free Kittens Produced · · Score: 1

    I think that is a trick.

  11. Re:Speakeasy Bonded T1? on How Do Businesses Scale Their Bandwidth Needs? · · Score: 1

    How is that the same as bonding? You can load balance all you want, you're not going to be able to push one stream to 3mbit over two T1s.

    Not to say the software solution is useless, just not the same.

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    Phil

  12. Re:Why Then Not Now? on Back to the Moon · · Score: 1

    More that we got the apollo program out of ICBMs.

  13. Re:NTP is great, except if you need it in Windows on Computer Network Time Synchronization · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If its synchronizing on a schedule ("synchronizing them every minute"), you don't have an NTP client, you have an SNTP client. Real NTP doesn't have a concept of a synchronization interval, the clock is either synchronized or it isn't.

    I think.

    This appears to be a port of real-deal NTP code to windows. I've never used it, just found it in a few minutes of googling, but its worth a shot.

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    Phil

  14. Re:None do what is required to displace Exchange. on What is the Best Calendar? · · Score: 1

    Where in Google Calendar is CalDAV (or even simple WebDAV) used/implemented?

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    Phil

  15. Re:correct wiring on Cisco Plans Its Home Invasion · · Score: 1

    Sadly, that part of the spec is optional. Most gig gear does implement it though.

  16. Re:Why? on Google's New Calendar CL2 · · Score: 1

    Or just use Mozilla Sunbird.

    Might be super-devel, but its been working for me for almost a year.

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    lds

  17. Re:I like my Atomic one... on Interesting Wrist Watches? · · Score: 1

    Which one do you have? I'm only curious.

    I have a thing for thin watches. The Skagen black titanium models excite the crap out of me, but I'd rather they tune WWVB and relieve my watch setting obsession.

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    Phil

  18. Re:I like my Atomic one... on Interesting Wrist Watches? · · Score: 1

    Are there any of these (atomic-syncing wrist watches) that are analog and not inhumanly thick? Anywhere? Bonus points if they're solar powered.

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    Phil

  19. Re:Forget low voltage DC, low voltage AC is a path on Low Voltage Power Distribution? · · Score: 1

    In what regulatory domain is a home wired as stated even remotely legal?

    And no, 'private island' doesn't count :).

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    lds

  20. Re:Insanely poor program architecture on Election Officials And Crackers Challenge Diebold · · Score: 1
    And finally, do you have the source code for the compiler that compiled the compiler?
    Yes I do it's pretty standard pratice to compile the comppiler then recompile the compiler with the new compiler.

    You don't really understand the trouble here. You need to be able to verify the authenticity of the entire compiler chain; its trivial for the compiler to insert backdoors into the new compiler (including malicious code to reinsert the malicious code in any future compiler compiles...) without any of the source you have available showing any ill effects. The situation you describe gaurantees nothing.

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    Phil
  21. Re:Steep requirements on Full Featured Pocket Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    Which model is this? I can't seem to find it.

    I adore duplexing. I don't know why, but I have some giant crush on duplexing-as-default. Man, do I like things duplexed.

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    lds

  22. Self censorship on Is There Still Racism in IT Hiring Practices? · · Score: 1

    I am posting in reply to this article so that I won't be moderate it. This is because everyone, apparently, is an idiot.

  23. Re:What are you trying to protect against? on Home Network Data Storage Device · · Score: 1

    You must have gotten a bit screwed if your expensive server didn't have ECC RAM.

  24. Re:My recommendation on Home Network Data Storage Device · · Score: 1

    Is there any documentation on this array upgrades feature? I can't find anything on their site. Other than that, it looks like a hot machine.

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    Phil

  25. Re:more standards... that'll fix it! on The Importance of Commenting and Documenting Code? · · Score: 1
    You either know how to program/code, and commenting is part of that, or you don't. Either your staff knows same or doesn't.

    Yes. Its completely binary. We are either all Dijkstra's or wet salmon. There are no mediocre programmers in the world, and more so there is a glut of brilliant programmers and its trivial to fill a team with them. Plus, once you do, they all agree and get along and are productive!

    Christ.